Nothing new on Josh Boone or Stromile Swift. Both visited the hospital Friday – Boone after experiencing “chest discomfort,” Swift after taking a nasty fall that left him with a bruised lower back.

X-rays were negative on Swift who stayed at home. Boone came to practice, watched and didn’t speak to reporters. He’ll be examined again on Monday. Initial exams performed on Boone turned up nothing troubling but with Boone sensing an apparent increase in his heartbeat, every precaution is taken. Coach Lawrence Frank said Boone was in good spirits which is obviously a good sign.

“The statement is what we issued. That’s all we can say,” Frank said about Boone (Nets released a statement revealing the chest discomfort Friday). “Stro,

X-rays were negative, very sore lower back. He took some pain medication.”

Nets not being coy with Boone. Teams simply can’t divulge medical info before news of typical sprains and strains and ailments of that nature.

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Could be interesting in Boston tomorrow. No Boone. No Swift. No Vince Carter who will rest because of the back-to-back scenario (Nets face Knicks Monday). No Eduardo Najera (wrist). No Jarvis Hayes (hamstring).

“Minimum of 12, maximum of 13,” Frank said when asked how many bodies he’d have available.

The 13th guy is Ryan Anderson, who practiced today but is iffy for tomorrow with the right shoulder strain. But he hopes to play, thinks he can play.

“It’s feeling really good today. I got out there and practiced pretty much the whole time. We’re still going to sit down and talk about it whether I’m going to play tomorrow but we’re not 100 percent sure yet,” Anderson said.

Yi Jianlian was the topic of a lot of conversation today. His shooting, which is good, his rebounds, which is not (along with his ability to avoid foul trouble) and his grasp of the language which is better than expected.

“He understands well. A lot of times — and this was told to me — it comes down to voice recognition. The more familiar you are with someone’s voice the easier it is to pick up the nuances of what they’re saying,” explained Frank.

“With him, like anything else, it’s him talking out there. We need all of our guys to talk.”

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Brook Lopez called Ryan Anderson the best shooter in the Pac 10 last year. So how does Anderson rate Yi? For starters, he likes himself over Yi from 3-point range. But closer in, Yi is “money,” Anderson says.

“He’s an incredibly talented kid. He’s 7-foot, he can put the ball on the ground. He can shoot the rock. The past few games, he’s barely missed,” Anderson raved. “As a big guy who can shoot, to see somebody like that, he’s a terrific player. He’s a great shooter. He doesn’t shoot a lot of threes, he shoots mostly deep twos. But he’s money every time. It’s a layup for him.”

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Yi made a couple of funnies, maybe intentional, maybe not.

He was asked his favorite spot to shoot.

“Any spot.”

And how about bulk? How much bigger can he get?

“As big as I can get.”

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Useless fact of the day (thank you Animal Planet): Bunny rabbits run with their white tails up when being chased. Then they lower their tails so predators will lose sight of them.